Null ABOUT SIXTY VOLUMES La Pléiade.

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ABOUT SIXTY VOLUMES La Pléiade.

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ABOUT SIXTY VOLUMES La Pléiade.

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Estim. 9 000 - 10 000 EUR

DENMARK (Belgium, 1950). "Fake library 8.01.14. Working title: Mirror", 2014. Mirror with books. Attached certificate signed by Guy Pieters. Measurements: 95 x 43 x 2.5 cm. With his assemblage sculptures like the one shown here, Denmark explores visually and conceptually the information overload and the ephemeral and labile nature of news. The artist himself writes, "How many newspapers and magazines do people throw away every day? How many unread masterpieces appear on their bookshelves? How many old exams and papers gather dust in school attics?" For the past 50 years, Belgian artist Denmark - pseudonym of Marc Robbroeckx - has transformed tons of printed paper into art. He creates sculptures and installations with books, newspapers and magazines. His main ingredient is always paper, cut, pressed, stacked or folded. Denmark claims that each page of his work is folded into the smallest possible volume. This reduction of surface area is a metaphor for the artist's search for the essence. Denmark, pseudonym of Marc Robbroeckx, is a Belgian artist known for his paintings, sculptures and installations that often use newspapers and other media. He made his debut in the art world in 1968. His artistic career gained momentum in the late seventies and eighties. He conceived the name "Denmark" as an acronym for "Pan American Airlines and Company" reflecting his early fascination with travel and media. Denmark's innovative use of recycled materials and his provocative commentary on contemporary society has positioned him as a notable figure in Belgian art today. Denmark's work has been exhibited in numerous galleries and museums internationally, including the Design Museum in Brussels. The record price for a Denmark work sold at auction was $73,958 for "Dead Letters (B.13.78)" in 2022.

Estim. 800 - 1 200 EUR

CERVANTES / PINELLI (Bartolomeo). [Le azioni più celebrate del famoso cavaliere errante Don Chisciotte della Mancia. ] (Roma, Gentilucci, 1833-1834.) Sixty-five etchings (43 cm x 56 cm) in a large oblong volume, restored contemporary half morocco. Rousseurs especially in the white part of some engravings. First edition complete with all 65 plates. The title and frontispiece are missing. Each print is accompanied by a text in Italian engraved on the plate. Bartolomeo Pinelli (1781-1835) was an Italian painter, watercolorist, engraver, lithographer and draughtsman active in the early 19th century. His engraved portrait (added) appears on the verso of the first plate. Palau, 226463. This Italian album dedicated to Don Quixote is unusual.

Estim. 150 - 200 EUR

CERVANTES (Miguel de). DON QUICHOTTE. Paris, Hachette, [1952] One volume in-8°, publisher's cream hardback decorated with rhombuses and stars. An example of a 1950s publication for children. Illustrated with numerous plates, some in full-page color by J. Pecnard. (Included). [CERVANTES]. DON QUICHOTTE DE LA MANCHE. Paris, F. Lanore, [1954] Booklet in 4° (62 pp, 1 ff), top cover illustrated in color. Modest fascicle, printed on poor paper and illustrated with black and white plates signed with an interlaced G and L (?). Copy reserved for educational institutions (Mention printed on the second cover). Once again, the work has overshadowed its author! (Attached). CERVANTES (Michel). DON QUICHOTTE DE LA MANCHE. Paris, Fernand Nathan, [1956] One volume in-8° (188 pp) green half-percaline, boards illustrated with two color plates. From the "Œuvres célèbres pour la jeunesse" collection. Adapted by Gisèle Vallerey. Illustrated in black and white, with four hors-texte in color, signed and dated 1930. (We enclose) An in-12 edition dated 1946, with the same publisher and the same adaptation. (We enclose). CERVANTES. DON QUICHOTTE DE LA MANCHE. Paris, Delagrave, [1957] One volume in-4° of 125 pp, full publisher's red boards illustrated with a color illustration by Rafesson (?). Covers damaged. Children's illustrations by L. Bailly in-text in black and white on full pages. Printed on the Sceau printing press on December 24, 1957 (A Christmas gift for children). DON QUICHOTTE "IMMORTAL (On joint). CERVANTES (adapted from). DON QUICHOTTE. [Mulhouse]R. S. T, 1961. Album in-4°, publisher's color boards. Anonymous adaptation, illustrated by Tony Palazzo. First published in English in the U.S. under the title "Tales of Don Quixote and his friends". As in almost all children's publications of the Fifties and Sixties, Don Quixote does not die, but returns to the village to the cheers of the villagers: "Long live Lord Don Quixote! ". It was important to avoid shocking our "dear blond heads". At the end of the twentieth century and into the twenty-first, more realistic authors and publishers will be less cautious. . CERVANTES SAAVEDRA (Miguel de). L'INGENIEUX HIDALGO DON QUICHOTTE DE LA MANCHE Paris, La Farandole, [1962] One volume in-8° (199 pp, 2 ff) publisher's color boards. A fine copy. Children's edition with French translation by Louis Viardot illustrated after Gustave Doré.

Estim. 150 - 200 EUR

CERVANTES. DON QUIXOTE DE LA MANCHE. Paris, Delagrave, [1962] One volume in-4° in publisher's illustrated boards. Edition illustrated by Bailly; the illustrations are in two colors (green and black). Published in the 1960s, this work was used as a prize, as indicated by a prize distribution label dated 1969. First prize awarded to Jean-Philippe Lhuillier by the école d'application de la rue de Musset in the sixteenth arrondissement. Shortly afterwards, the classical notes and prizes disappeared, and editions of Le Quichotte for children became rare.

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